I am begging people to realize that police do not use this technology is not a "jumping off point" or an "investigative lead"--the computer spits out a name and police arrest that person without follow up. How many people have to spend months in jail "by accident" before we consider the danger?
Thank you to @boltsmag.org and @nobleingram.bsky.social and @taniel.bsky.social for featuring “Your Data Will Be Used Against You.”
Q&A on police surveillance — one of the most important issues of our day.
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Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired
Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people
www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...
A San Diego man spent one month in jail for a crime he didn't commit, after San Diego Police misinterpreted a hit from a license plate reader.
timesofsandiego.com
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
Technology that tracks personal information, including one’s location, interests, and online behaviors, has become commonplace. It’s as ubiquitous as the GPS in a car or a home security camera. But......
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Joseph Cox
So glad that this is being covered by @404media.co. It was just a matter of time. Another surveillance nightmare straight out of @profferguson.bsky.social's "Your Data Will be Used Against You"
In my interactions with police at city council meetings and community meetings, the police far too often don't even understand how the technology that they are buying works, despite paying thousands or millions in taxpayer dollars for it.
Very grateful to ALL the Bolts readers who submitted really great questions.
And to @profferguson.bsky.social for taking the time to respond to them!
